The Portland daily press., 1887-08-26
Nominations BY the governor.
Especial to the Press.


AUGUSTA, August 25,-The Governor to-
day made nominations as follows:
Justices of the Peace and Quorum-Dearborn
L; Austin, Gilead; Thomas Baker. Portland
William B. Creamer, Waldoboro; Albert F.
Drummond, Wateryille; G. W. Davis. Newfeld;
Exeter Mills; Charles A. Plummer, West Fal,
mouth; T. +. Pike, Wayne; Fred Tuttle, Athens
Fish and Game Warden-Charles II. Pond.
Notary Public-G c. Wing, Auburn; Theodore
c, Woodbury. Portland; Richard s. Dow. Ban
bury, Belfast; L. L. Keith, East Machias,
Special Constable to Enforce the Liquor Law
For kennebec, Somerset and Waldo counties.
george 3. stevenson, Clinton; for Knox county,
Frank Anderson, Camden, j. b. Loring, Amos d.
Orne, Rockland.
County Treasurer-Austin F. Kingsley, East
Trial Justices-Liberty b, bennett, Deering;
James Is. Currier C0rinna; Levi L. Judkins,
Se SnHwHsgan; NJ yosepn z; kinsman North Corn
agent 10 Prevent Cruelty-Arthur M. Sawyer,
Dedimus Justices-winfield s. Choate Aueus-
Ca; George w. Davis, Newield.
Mr.. Stevenson is appointed constable for
three counties. as much liquor is brought
into Burnham for distribution in Kennebec.
Waldo and Somerset, and in seizing it he
would be required to enter more than one
county
Unable to Tell.
Especial to the Press.l
CALAIS, August 25.-The fire inquest
which has been searching out the cause of
the fire in David Gordon's store on the 14th
inst. ended its labors today, having come to
the sage conclusion that "The fire caught on
about p. m, Sunday, August 14th, but from
the evidence it is unable to determine the
cause"
Acknowledges His Guilt.
BANGOR, August 25.-Robert Freeman eff
this city confessed this morning to being
guilty of the attempt to burn Dole & Fogg's
mill last night. He said he was drunk at
the time and mad at the proprietors for dis
charging him from their employ some weeks
ago.
First Maine Cavalry.
BANGOR, August 25.-The First Maine
Cavalry Association will hold its annual re-
union this year in this city, 1t will probably
be the first week in October
Veterans OF the Nineteenth.
SKowHEGAN, August 25.-The Nineteenth
Maine Regimental Association held its an
nual reunion here today, closing with camp
ire in Heselton's hall this evening. A de-
sign was adopted for a regimental monu-
ment at Gettysburg, and committee, with
Col. E. Heath as chairman, was chosen to
have charge of the matter. About 100 mem
bers were present
The News in Pennington.
PENNINGTON, August 25.-At criminal
session of the Municipal Court, yesterday,
Walter Welch of Pennington was arraigned
for the larceny of a valuable double bar
relied rifle and Iri1e case from the Office of
the Stoddard House. The rife was the
Of Howard Hoadley of New York,
city, student in Yale College, who is pass
ing his vacation in Pennington and boarding
at the Stoddard Hotel. Late Tuesday night
the rifle was stolen from the office. AS soon
as the loss was discovered yesterday morn
ing, Landlord Wither placed the case in the
hands of Deputy, Sheriff Alonzo Sylvester,
who shrewdly and quickly apprehended
Welch Welch was held in 5000.
Yesterday morning Deputy Sheriff James
f. Toothaker of Phillips passed through
Pennington with Abner Searles of Range
ley. the self-confessed attempted poisoner,
who is to stay in Auburn Jail until the
Franklin county Supreme Judicial Court
convenes next September Searles is ex-
ceedingly youthful in appearance, but mus
cular in build and rather heavy for his
height. His beardless face wears an open
which looks anything rather
than criminal. He was dressed roughly, and
seemed to hardly realize the gravity of the
charges upon which he will be tried next
month.
Trotting at Norway.
NORWAY, August 25-At the Oxford
County Trotting Horse Breeders Associa-
tion races today, ID. A. Coffin's ID. A. G. won
In two straight half-mile heats, making one
heat in 1.35a. E. M. Thayer's Kitty Waite
in the $50 class. won in three straight heats
in 2.43z.
The Strike In Augusta.
AUGUSTA, August 25.-The total loss to
operatives by reason of the strike in the
Edwards mill will be between $500 and
$4,000. The result of an interview between
Labor Commissioner Matthews and Edward
and Superintendent Cole of the
mills, relative to the return of the strikers,
is contained in the following:
AUGUSTA, August %. 1887.
This is TO certify that the undersigned have
tnis day held an interview with n. w. Cole, agent
OF the Edwards Manufacturing Company on the
matter of the pending strike of weayers who
have been in the employ of said company.
AT saiu interview, said agent, for and in behalf
OF said company, asserted that at the present
time said company were unable TO pay higher
price 10 weavers than that heretofore paid but
promised to receive back into the employ of said
company all who were in its employ previous to
the strike, making no discrimination against any
party or parties, and that, in the future. favors
would be granted so far as said company could
show them
S. w. MATTHEW'S,
Labor Comm Ssioner.
EDWARD STAFFORD.
AS an Act of Mercy.